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[1] small cup; cup-shaped utensil [2] classifier for lamps [3] [粵] would merely bring about (sth undesirable); waste efforts | [variant] 賺 Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: 皿 (#108)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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盞 / 盏 | ||
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千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞 cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 ,gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2 = to make a bad choice out of a large number of options (esp with a wife) 盞鬼 zaan2 gwai2 = variant of 㜺鬼 粵 盞攪 zaan2 gaau2 = do something to no avail; do something for nothing 粵 盞搞 zaan2 gaau2 = do something to no avail; do something for nothing 粵 盞嘥氣 zaan2 saai1 hei3 = sheer waste of efforts 粵 盞衰 zaan2 seoi1 = do sth. only to end up in a dilemma; to do sth. that only leads to trouble 粵 盞得 zaan2 dak1 = in the end only be left with...; fruitlessly... 粵 |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 盞
我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面 粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago. [Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |